How do you dispose of you're deceased T's?

[Michael Livote]

This is a morbid one, but it's also important, especially if you live in an apartment building in the middle of a city. I used to have my sister living in a house with a yard that I buried departed T's in, but that option no longer exists unfortunately. Any advice on how to proceed here?

 

[Introvertebrate]

I'm not much of a ceremony type. Out with the garbage or flush it down the John.

 

[Wolfram1]

Not had to do it a lot, but in general the Garbage, as a city person myself i,d say you shouldn't flush nutrients into the sewers, it feeds rats and other pests.

 

[Michael Livote]

I'm not much of a ceremony type. Out with the garbage or flush it down the John.

If I have a pet that lived for over a decade, I'm all in for ceremony, lol. They deserve at least that. But I'm talking is it legal to just toss one in the trash, they are a poisonous species after all.

 

[Introvertebrate]

If I have a pet that lived for over a decade, I'm all in for ceremony, lol. They deserve at least that. But I'm talking is it legal to just toss one in the trash, they are a poisonous species after all.

At work we've got separate bins for "biohazard" type stuff. Gloves, masks, or gowns that may have been exposed to Covid, for instance. I would imagine that any remaining venom would break down pretty quickly.

 

[Michael Livote]

At work we've got separate bins for "biohazard" type stuff. Gloves, masks, or gowns that may have been exposed to Covid, for instance. I would imagine that any remaining venom would break down pretty quickly.

Sounds good. Trash it is then...sigh. I wish I could bury it though, it's been 12 years after all

 

[Introvertebrate]

Sounds good. Trash it is then...sigh. I wish I could bury it though, it's been 12 years after all

Sorry for your loss. She stuck with you through thick and thin. Or maybe just thick?

 

[Wolfram1]

Sounds good. Trash it is then...sigh. I wish I could bury it though, it's been 12 years after all

yea, i get the sentiment but its not really sanitary to bury them in a park

or worse inside a potted houseplant, that will just attrackt phoridae

you dont need to worry about the poison, it decays easily, unlike some manmade chemical compounds

 

[Michael Livote]

Sorry for your loss. She stuck with you through thick and thin. Or maybe just thick?

She was among my first ones and the last of them to go. I knew she was going though, no food for over 2 months and she simply stopped responding to anything. Still, it hurts. Thanks!

 

[IntermittentSygnal]

There is a user here who has has spoken of burying them with a plant. I’ve only lost a little one so far and it is decaying with its colony of springtails in a condiment cup.

 

[Introvertebrate]

There is a user here who has has spoken of burying them with a plant.............

Might be good for the plant. Didn't the Native Americans bury a dead fish with a kernel of corn?

 

[fq314]

You could preserve it in isopropyl alcohol if it’s not too late. Other than that, there really isn’t a whole lot you can do here. I would go down the garbage route if preserving isn’t an option

 

[BoyFromLA]

If it is indeed dead, and is fresh, then, only then I give to other tarantulas. If not, I give to either feeder roaches or isopods.

 

[Michael Livote]

If it is indeed dead, and is fresh, then, only then I give to other tarantulas. If not, I give to either feeder roaches or isopods.

Sadly she's already down the garbage disposal, didn't think to use it as food for the other ones, as barbaric as that sounds

 

[Wolfram1]

Might be good for the plant. Didn't the Native Americans bury a dead fish with a kernel of corn?

not in pots, a large spider would probably rot the roots

a sling might work

 

[Introvertebrate]

not in pots, a large spider would probably rot the roots

a sling might work

True. I'm pretty sure the Wampanoags didn't grow their corn in pots.

 

[IntermittentSygnal]

@HooahArmy how did you bury your and your mom’s deceased T’s?

 

[Liquifin]

For me, it makes more sense to just bury them and return them back to mother nature.

 

[Michael Livote]

For me, it makes more sense to just bury them and return them back to mother nature.

That was me until I couldn't do it anymore You do what you gotta do unfortunately.

 

[Ultum4Spiderz]

I was going to try and preserve and mount them but I took too long and they got thrown away by someone else . So the answer is the trash usually. I don’t have any display cases and it’s just too depressing to look at a spider I kept for so long dead . It’s sad …
Rubbing alcohol I might try but I don’t know which percentage.